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$16.00The Story
Antonio "Ike" DeVargas-Norteño Warrior is the political profile of an activist whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of environmental and social justice in northern New Mexico, a distinct regional community that has long struggled for economic viability and autonomy. A colorful man with a head of premature white curls and blue eyes, born and bred in a traditional Hispano village, Ike, as everyone knew him, came of age during the Vietnam War where he witnessed firsthand American imperialism against a developing nation. Once home, he recognized that the same forces were at work against the Hispano and Native American communities in "el norte," under the rule of a despotic Rio Arriba County official. As a founding member of La Raza Unida Party he learned the organizing skills that would help topple a despot and prepare him for future battles: logging wars that pitted communities against corporate timber companies, the US Forest Service, and urban environmentalists; corruption and malfeasance by future county political machines; and tragedies within the criminal justice system. He was a man whose grounding in the cultural traditions of Hispano resiliency and resistance to the dominant paradigm prepared him for a life that left a lasting legacy. His story is the larger story of northern New Mexico.
Author: Kay Mattthews
Publisher: Nighthawk Press LLC
Published: 03/06/2026
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9798988897637
About the Author
Mattthews, Kay: - Kay Matthews is the publisher of Acequia Madre Press and editor of La Jicarita, an online journal of environmental politics, based in northern New Mexico. She's the author of numerous books: children's; hiking, backpacking, and cross-county skiing guides; short stories; literary essays; and non-fiction critiques of environmental and social justice. She lives on a farm in El Valle where she raised two children, grows fruit, vegetables, and pasture hay, and served as an acequia commissioner.
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Antonio "Ike" DeVargas-Norteño Warrior is the political profile of an activist whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of environmental and social justice in northern New Mexico, a distinct regional community that has long struggled for economic viability and autonomy. A colorful man with a head of premature white curls and blue eyes, born and bred in a traditional Hispano village, Ike, as everyone knew him, came of age during the Vietnam War where he witnessed firsthand American imperialism against a developing nation. Once home, he recognized that the same forces were at work against the Hispano and Native American communities in "el norte," under the rule of a despotic Rio Arriba County official. As a founding member of La Raza Unida Party he learned the organizing skills that would help topple a despot and prepare him for future battles: logging wars that pitted communities against corporate timber companies, the US Forest Service, and urban environmentalists; corruption and malfeasance by future county political machines; and tragedies within the criminal justice system. He was a man whose grounding in the cultural traditions of Hispano resiliency and resistance to the dominant paradigm prepared him for a life that left a lasting legacy. His story is the larger story of northern New Mexico.
Author: Kay Mattthews
Publisher: Nighthawk Press LLC
Published: 03/06/2026
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9798988897637
About the Author
Mattthews, Kay: - Kay Matthews is the publisher of Acequia Madre Press and editor of La Jicarita, an online journal of environmental politics, based in northern New Mexico. She's the author of numerous books: children's; hiking, backpacking, and cross-county skiing guides; short stories; literary essays; and non-fiction critiques of environmental and social justice. She lives on a farm in El Valle where she raised two children, grows fruit, vegetables, and pasture hay, and served as an acequia commissioner.
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